iPhones and laptops are now exempt from tariffs, but Trump’s policy on chips...
Tariff exemptions announced Friday on electronics like smartphones and laptops are only a temporary reprieve until the Trump administration develops a new tariff approach specific to the semiconductor...
View ArticleBig Lots store openings update: See the full list of ‘2nd wave’ locations...
Big Lots continues to trickle back to life after a bankruptcy last year that was widely expected to lead to its demise. The discount retailer will see another 54 store reopenings at the beginning of...
View ArticleAmerica’s loss is China’s gain: Beijing is recruiting fired U.S. scientists
China appears to be pursuing a calculated effort to recruit recently laid-off U.S. scientists—particularly those with expertise in artificial intelligence—to relocate or contribute remotely to...
View Article‘No winners in a trade war’ says China’s leader Xi Jinping amid tariff...
China’s leader Xi Jinping said no one wins in a trade war as he kicked off a diplomatic tour of Southeast Asia on Monday, reiterating China’s commitment to global trade in contrast with U.S. President...
View ArticleTokyo is reinventing the downtown—by making more than one
The death of downtown is now a familiar refrain. Central business districts (CBDs) in cities around the world—once bustling centers of office work—were hit hard by the pandemic and the shift to remote...
View ArticleTrump attacks CBS and ’60 Minutes’ on Truth Social saying they should ‘pay a...
President Donald Trump bitterly attacked 60 Minutes shortly after the CBS newsmagazine broadcast stories on Ukraine and Greenland on Sunday, saying the network was out of control and should “pay a big...
View Article5 signs you’re being talked over in meetings, and how to stop it for good
You’re mid-sentence in a meeting, sharing an idea or outlining a strategy you’ve been thinking through for weeks—then it happens. Someone jumps in, cuts you off, and shifts the conversation. You fade...
View ArticleFAA directs New York helicopter tour company to shut down after fatalities...
The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday that the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper broke apart in flight and crashed in New York, killing the pilot and a family of five...
View ArticleTikTok travel influencers are illegally hitching a ride on Mauritania’s Iron...
Mauritania isn’t typically a major tourist destination. But its only railway has recently become the subject of a viral TikTok travel trend: riding the “Iron Ore Train.” This 437-mile journey through...
View ArticleSony Playstation 5 prices are going up. Here’s where consumers will get hit
Sony said it will raise prices starting Monday for some PlayStation 5 video game consoles in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, citing global economic turmoil.The company unveiled the price hikes of...
View ArticleWhy corporate America is still tackling climate change despite government...
As the federal government moves to eliminate U.S. climate rules, companies still face pressure to be better stewards of the planet from their customers, investors, employees, local communities,...
View ArticleWhat happens if I don’t file my taxes? Don’t let DOGE cuts tempt you into...
It’s fair to assume that most of us can relate to the famous saying, “in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” This is just the second half of one of Benjamin Franklin’s last great...
View ArticleWant a private life? Here’s 5 ways to reclaim your privacy
Lawrence Cappello is an award-winning professor of U.S. legal & constitutional history at the University of Alabama and a graduate of New York City Public Schools. He is the author of None of Your...
View ArticleWhen are taxes due? IRS asks taxpayers to ‘act now’ with fewer 2025 returns...
Attention! There is now just one day left until the deadline for this year’s tax filing. And the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has already reminded taxpayers to “act now” to pay whatever they owe on...
View ArticleWhy you should update your old dating app profile photos ASAP
Daters: It might be time to spring clean your dating app profile. More than 50% of young Americans have gone on a date with someone who looked different from their profile photos, according to a new...
View ArticleTrump pushed oil and gas development in Alaska, but industry is doubtful amid...
The second Trump administration has launched the next stage in the half-century-long battle between commerce and conservation over Alaskan oil and gas development. But its moves are delivering a mixed...
View ArticleOM coin price plunges 90%, sparking fraud allegations: Is the Mantra crash...
Over the weekend, crypto traders were likely anything but zen, as the price of OM—the native token to the Mantra blockchain—crashed more than 90%. On Sunday, OM prices fell from around $6.30 to less...
View ArticleTexas measles outbreak shows what happens when vaccine funding flatlines
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, ripped through communities sprawling across more than 20 Texas...
View ArticleThe Florida housing market is so weak that this giant builder is cutting prices
The 2025 spring housing market is off to a slower than normal start for homebuilders. That’s what KB Home—a giant homebuilder ranked No. 545 on the Fortune 1000—told investors last month, echoing a...
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